Why do a lot of people consider C.C. DeVille a bad guitarist?

[posty 2,643]

Been getting a lot of Poison on Hair Nation and it popped into my head that a lot of people think DeVille is a bad guitarist…

I don’t play guitar, so he sounds good to me…. Why does he have such a bad reputation for this?

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29 minutes ago, posty said:

Been getting a lot of Poison on Hair Nation and it popped into my head that a lot of people think DeVille is a bad guitarist…

I don’t play guitar, so he sounds good to me…. Why does he have such a bad reputation for this?

Because he plays elementary cords that even intermediate players can play. 

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Just now, Maximum Overkill said:

Because he plays elementary cords that even intermediate players can play. 

Pretty much this. Compared to his peers, he is a low talent guitarist. 
That being said, I live their music quite a bit and CC never compared himself to any of the other guitar gods at the time.

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40 minutes ago, SUXBNME said:

Pretty much this. Compared to his peers, he is a low talent guitarist. 
That being said, I live their music quite a bit and CC never compared himself to any of the other guitar gods at the time.

Thanks…. I have always wondered if Bret wrote the music so CC can play simply or that is what CC wrote to play instead of expanding…

I mean whatever they did obviously worked, so there is that…

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25 minutes ago, posty said:

Thanks…. I have always wondered if Bret wrote the music so CC can play simply or that is what CC wrote to play instead of expanding…

I mean whatever they did obviously worked, so there is that…

He's made some great riffs for sure but I wouldn't say he's anything special as far as Technical ability 

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1 hour ago, posty said:

Thanks…. I have always wondered if Bret wrote the music so CC can play simply or that is what CC wrote to play instead of expanding…

I mean whatever they did obviously worked, so there is that…

After re-reading your initial post I don't think he has a "bad reputation" with his peers, but with snobby guitar elitists that never made it big. 

Like MO said, he did have some great riffs, but imo Poison was more of a party band.  Part of why I like them so much. They don't take themselves too seriously. 

Also, music is subjective, obviously.

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When Rusty participated in air guitar contests he would often use “ Talk Dirty To Me”.  

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10 hours ago, SUXBNME said:

but imo Poison was more of a party band.  Part of why I like them so much. They don't take themselves too seriously. 

You nailed it right there